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- Book Title
- Jesuit in the Forbidden City : Matteo Ricci 1552-1610
- ISBN
- 9780199656530
- Subject Area
- Religion, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Publication Name
- Jesuit in the Forbidden City : Matteo Ricci, 1552-1610
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Subject
- Cultural Heritage, Europe / Italy, Christianity / History, Christianity / Catholic, Religious, Asia / China
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Uk-Trade Paper
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Item Weight
- 21.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199656533
ISBN-13
9780199656530
eBay Product ID (ePID)
114080238
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Jesuit in the Forbidden City : Matteo Ricci, 1552-1610
Subject
Cultural Heritage, Europe / Italy, Christianity / History, Christianity / Catholic, Religious, Asia / China
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
21.9 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2011-294611
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"The biography reiterates Ricci's stunning intellectual achievements and scientific expertise."--Jocelyn M. N. Marinescu"The book is a solid biography with accurate and abundant resources."--Paul Sung Cheun Noh"[A] rich , magisterial study..."--Karen Gottschang Turner, College of the Holy Cross"This is a fine book, one which makes a signal contribution to our understanding of early modern Europe's interactions with East Asia...In its carefulness and depth of research, its elegance of prose, and its balanced evaluations, I believe that this book will stand the test of time."--Church History"A significant, timely, and important contribution to many fields of scholarship. This work thus not only takes its place as an equal among its worthy predecessors in this subset of studies about East-West cultural exchange during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties but also becomes the mark to which all other works must now aspire."--Journal of World History, "The biography reiterates Ricci's stunning intellectual achievements and scientific expertise."--Jocelyn M. N. Marinescu "The book is a solid biography with accurate and abundant resources."--Paul Sung Cheun Noh "...a rich , magisterial study...."---Karen Gottschang Turner, College of the Holy Cross, "Hsia enables us to see the Jesuit's achievement in a much fuller and richer context than hitherto... he deserves our considerable gratitude for leaving us with such a vivid and affecting, yet critically acute, portrait." --Simon Ditchfield, University of York, "The biography reiterates Ricci's stunning intellectual achievements and scientific expertise."--Jocelyn M. N. Marinescu "The book is a solid biography with accurate and abundant resources."--Paul Sung Cheun Noh "[A] rich , magisterial study..."--Karen Gottschang Turner, College of the Holy Cross "This is a fine book, one which makes a signal contribution to our understanding of early modern Europe's interactions with East Asia...In its carefulness and depth of research, its elegance of prose, and its balanced evaluations, I believe that this book will stand the test of time."--Church History "A significant, timely, and important contribution to many fields of scholarship. This work thus not only takes its place as an equal among its worthy predecessors in this subset of studies about East-West cultural exchange during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties but also becomes the mark to which all other works must now aspire."--Journal of World History, "Deeply learned yet rivetingly readable, R Po-Chia Hsia's biography introduces a remarkable figure whose life represents a dramatic cultural collision of east and west." --Michael Kerrigan, The Scotsman, Review from previous edition: "Ronnie Po-chia Hsia's A Jesuit in the Forbidden City is hands down the best scholarly biography of Ricci to date, and unlikely to be surpassed ... the book provides an account that is accessible as well as thorough." --Timothy Brook, Literary Review, 'Review from previous edition Ronnie Po-chia Hsia's A Jesuit in the Forbidden City is hands down the best scholarly biography of Ricci to date, and unlikely to be surpassed ... the book provides an account that is accessible as well as thorough.'Timothy Brook, Literary Review'Deeply learned yet rivetingly readable, R Po-Chia Hsia's biography introduces a remarkable figure whose life represents a dramatic cultural collision of east and west.'Michael Kerrigan, The Scotsman'A riveting read and highly detailed, yet is an accessible retelling of Matteo Ricci's mission to China, recapturing both the exhilaration and the dangerous exoticism of his life.'James Kelly, The Tablet'Hsia enables us to see the Jesuit's achievement in a much fuller and richer context than hitherto... he deserves our considerable gratitude for leaving us with such a vivid and affecting, yet critically acute, portrait.'Simon Ditchfield, University of York'Accessible yet highly readable, A Jesuit in the Forbidden City is a riveting read and probably the most fully detailed re-telling of Matteo Ricci's mission to China, re-capturing the exhilaration but dangerous exoticness of his life.'James Kelly, Catholic Times, "A riveting read and highly detailed, yet is an accessible retelling of Matteo Ricci's mission to China, recapturing both the exhilaration and the dangerous exoticism of his life." --James Kelly, The Tablet, A Jesuit in the Forbidden City is more than just a biography of Matteo Ricci ... It is a detailed and erudite examination of interactions between East and West during the early modern period.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
266.2092
Table Of Content
Prologue1. Macerata and Rome2. Portuguese Seas3. Macau4. Zhaoqing5. Ruggieri6. Shaozhou7. Nanchang8. Nanjing9. Beijing10. iTrue Meaning of the Lord of Heaven/i11. Laying the Foundations12. The Man of ParadoxEpilogueAppendix: Magistrate's Verdict in adultery accusation against Michele RuggieriNotesChinese GlossaryBibliographyIndex
Synopsis
The remarkable life of the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci, one of the most famous missionaries of all time and the founder of the Catholic Mission in China. This is the first critical biography to use all relevant sources, not only in western languages but in Chinese as well., A 16th century Italian Jesuit, Matteo Ricci was the founder of the Catholic Mission in China and one of the most famous missionaries of all time. A pioneer in bringing Christianity to China, Ricci spent twenty eight years in the country, in which time he crossed the cultural divides between China and the West by immersing himself in the language and culture of his hosts. Even 400 years later, he is still one of the best known westerners in China, celebrated for introducing western scientific and religious ideas to China and for explaining Chinese culture to Europe. The first critical biography of Ricci to use all relevant sources, both Chinese and Western, A Jesuit in the Forbidden City tells the story of a remarkable life that bridged Counter-Reformation Catholic Europe and China under the Ming dynasty. Hsia follows the life of Ricci from his childhood in Macerata, through his education in Rome, to his sojourn in Portuguese India, before the start of his long journey of self-discovery and cultural encounter in the Ming realm. Along the way, we glimpse the workings of the Portuguese maritime empire in Asia, the mission of the Society of Jesus, and life in the European enclave of Macau on the Chinese coast, as well as invaluable sketches of Ricci's fellow Jesuits and portraits of the Chinese mandarins who formed networks indispensible for Ricci's success. Examining a range of new sources, Hsia offers important new insights into Ricci's long period of trial and frustration in Guangdong province, where he first appeared in the persona of a foreign Buddhist monk, before the crucial move to Nanchang in 1595 that led to his sustained intellectual conversation with a leading Confucian scholar and subsequent synthesis of Christianity and Confucianism in propagating the Gospels in China. With his expertise in cartography, mathematics and astronomy, Ricci quickly won recognition, especially after he had settled in Nanjing in 1598, the southern capital of the Ming dynasty. As his reputation and friendships grew, Ricci launched into a sharp polemic against Buddhism, while his career found its crowning achievement in the imperial capital of Beijing, leaving behind a life, work, and legacy that is still very much alive today., A 16th century Italian Jesuit, Matteo Ricci was the founder of the Catholic Mission in China and one of the most famous missionaries of all time. A pioneer in bringing Christianity to China, Ricci spent twenty eight years in the country, in which time he crossed the cultural divides between China and the West by immersing himself in the language and culture of his hosts. Even 400 years later, he is still one of the best known westerners in China, celebrated for introducing western scientific and religious ideas to China and for explaining Chinese culture to Europe. The first critical biography of Ricci to use all relevant sources, both Chinese and Western, A Jesuit in the Forbidden City tells the story of a remarkable life that bridged Counter-Reformation Catholic Europe and China under the Ming dynasty. Hsia follows the life of Ricci from his childhood in Macerata, through his education in Rome, to his sojourn in Portuguese India, before the start of his long journey of self-discovery and cultural encounter in the Ming realm. Along the way, we glimpse the workings of the Portuguese maritime empire in Asia, the mission of the Society of Jesus, and life in the European enclave of Macau on the Chinese coast, as well as invaluable sketches of Ricci's fellow Jesuits and portraits of the Chinese mandarins who formed networks indispensible for Ricci's success. Examining a range of new sources, Hsia offers important new insights into Ricci's long period of trial and frustration in Guangdong province, where he first appeared in the persona of a foreign Buddhist monk, before the crucial move to Nanchang in 1595 that led to his sustained intellectual conversation with a leading Confucian scholar and subsequent synthesis of Christianity and Confucianism in propagating the Gospels in China. With his expertise in cartography, mathematics, and astronomy, Ricci quickly won recognition, especially after he had settled in Nanjing in 1598, the southern capital of the Ming dynasty. As his reputation and friendships grew, Ricci launched into a sharp polemic against Buddhism, while his career found its crowning achievement in the imperial capital of Beijing, leaving behind a life, work, and legacy that is still very much alive today.
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